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Games like Shank, Left 4 Dead 2 and ELDEN RING

30 games that play like them, 6 of them like more than one.

Shank
Shank
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING

Like more than one of them

6 games close to two or more of Shank, Left 4 Dead 2 and ELDEN RING

  1. 1

    Final Exam

    Shank, but co-op, and with zombies

    Liked · 84%Beat 'em up · Side ScrollerAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

  2. 2

    Salt and Sanctuary

    ELDEN RING, but a metroidvania, and a third of the hours

    Liked · 89%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like Shank

  3. 3

    Charlie Murder

    Shank, but an action RPG, and even better loved

    Loved · 96%Beat 'em up · Side ScrollerAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

  4. 4

    Outward

    ELDEN RING, but a survival game, and couch co-op

    Mixed · 73%Souls-like · Open worldAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

  5. 5

    Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

    Shank, but funny, and full of puzzles

    Liked · 80%Local Co-Op · PlatformerAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

  6. 6

    Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2

    Shank, but a 2D platformer, and with zombies

    Loved · 94%Side Scroller · Local Co-OpAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

More like Shank

15 games closest to Shank of your picks

  1. 7

    Castle Crashers

    Shank, but co-op, and twice the hours

    Loved · 96%Beat 'em up · Local Co-Op

  2. 8

    Cuphead

    Shank, but a shoot 'em up, and a 2D platformer

    Loved · 96%Local Co-Op · Platformer

  3. 9

    Broforce

    Shank, but a shoot 'em up, and pixel art

    Loved · 97%Local Co-Op · Side Scroller

  4. 10

    The Expendabros

    Shank, but free to play, and half the hours

    Loved · 97%Local Co-Op · Platformer

  5. 11

    Sacred Citadel

    Shank, but co-op, and more divisive

    Mixed · 69%Beat 'em up · Side Scroller

  6. 12

    PICO PARK

    Shank, but a puzzle platformer, and a party game

    Loved · 91%Local Co-Op · Platformer

  7. 13

    Absolum

    Shank, but an action roguelike, and three times the hours

    Loved · 92%Beat 'em up · Local Co-Op

  8. 14

    Streets of Rage 4

    Shank, but co-op

    Loved · 92%Beat 'em up · Side Scroller

  9. 15

    Full Metal Furies

    Shank, but an action RPG, and three times the hours

    Loved · 91%Beat 'em up · Local Co-Op

  10. 16

    Scott Pilgrim vs The World

    Shank, but pixel art, and more divisive

    Mixed · 75%Beat 'em up · Local Co-Op

  11. 17

    River City Girls

    Shank, but anime, and retro

    Liked · 84%Beat 'em up · Local Co-Op

  12. 18

    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

    Shank, but cute, and anime

    Liked · 83%Beat 'em up · Side Scroller

  13. 19

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli

    Shank, but a 2D platformer, and a shoot 'em up

    Loved · 91%Side Scroller · Beat 'em up

  14. 20

    BattleBlock Theater

    Shank, but a puzzle platformer, and twice the hours

    Loved · 97%Local Co-Op · Platformer

  15. 21

    Guacamelee! Gold Edition

    Shank, but a metroidvania, and funny

    Loved · 93%Beat 'em up · Local Co-Op

More like Left 4 Dead 2

6 games closest to Left 4 Dead 2 of your picks

  1. 22

    Killing Floor 2

    Much the same as Left 4 Dead 2

    Liked · 88%Zombies · FPS

  2. 23

    Killing Floor

    Much the same as Left 4 Dead 2

    Loved · 95%Zombies · FPS

  3. 24

    GTFO

    Left 4 Dead 2, but harder, and half the hours

    Liked · 84%FPS · Zombies

  4. 25

    No More Room in Hell

    Left 4 Dead 2, but free to play, and half the hours

    Loved · 90%Zombies · Survival

  5. 26

    Back 4 Blood

    Left 4 Dead 2, but more divisive

    Mixed · 69%Zombies · FPS

  6. 27

    Dead Island Definitive Edition

    Left 4 Dead 2, but an action RPG, and open world

    Liked · 82%Zombies · Survival

More like ELDEN RING

3 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 28

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 29

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 30

    CODE VEIN

    ELDEN RING, but not open world, and a third of the hours

    Liked · 83%Souls-like · Action RPG

How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

None of your picks is on the list, nor a second release of one, nor a game of their own series. Up to 30 games are shown. Under each name, the kinds it shares with the pick it is closest to, and how it differs from that pick.